The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
MYSTERY OF RED HAIR.
rne CONCLUSIVE DEMONSTRATION
MADE BY AN ARTIST.
. Thing as Real Red Hsir-The
sunset Headed Maiden l. Never stupid
Glowing Locks ON the stage-i" LII
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.Raa bairl There's no such thing
exclaimed n Young and well known ariist
Who has passed many days IN sunny
I,o,v the other afternoon as he prom
enaded up Fifth avenue with an equally
Iii known swell They had just come
TN lunching at Delm0nicO's at the
sucll's expense. and the latter had Just
r.,,arked after the manner OF his KIND:
ssRv love. lust look nj that wed headed
Girl crovssinQ ovah heah; she gives me
sunsiroke. dontcher know.
"Whv don't people call colors 10y their
uroper namesf" went ON the eXasperatcd
artist as they passed the Brunswick.
"Bnt. my dea-h fellah, donicher know
what Navy Anderson says. \ "Ose 10y
any other name would smell as sweet,
and II wed hair isn't wed, why IT looks
We'd all the same" and as this logic
seemed irrefutable there was silence until
the two men disappeared within the pOr-
tails Of the Knickerbocker club
The reporter who had overheard this
conversation. determined to unsolye The
mystery of red hair. and at dusk sought
the artist ia his studio to iind out Wha'
color red hair was. The artist was look.
ing picturesque aud Kind, and was pleased
TO mix on his palette three different
shades Of red. three of yellow and three
Of brown.
TWO OR THREE COLORs MIXED
"Now. " said he, with the air of the col
lege professor who pauses to eaten the
class with some startling question. point
me ont the color that is like red hair
The reporter couldn't do IT, He lowered
sbout the orange color as the small boy
around the circus tent hut could moi
touch IT, He almost singled Out one Of
the sickly looking browns, but the reds he
skipped entirely.
Give it up
"Tbought You would" said the artist,
condescendingly What people can red
hair is a mixture Of two or three cOlor~,
according to the shade OF red. Now, look
here. II / dab my finger In this yellow
and mix il with that red, what do J get
why, exactly the color Of hair the girl
had today
II told you so" said the artist. "and
don't let any one ever convince you That
there is such thing as real red Ear.
Call il red if you choose but don think Of
il ~ the same color as train lantern or a.
coaching parasOl. because You viii De way
off Adelaide Nelson had red hair. you
know. one of the most beautiful tints, and
Willie Winter spoke Of IL as the FURNISH
ed gold that foated around her royal
head 50 If YOU choose 70 take that term
you will be nearer the truth. ~
1t is said by those who ought 20 know,
and no one has contradicted the state
ment, that red haired girl is never q
stupid girl She is always quick Of speech
and quick of action Red hair brings
with il quick intelligence and generally
great sensibility. When il comes with
blue ewes and brown brOws and lashes the
owner is Of sentimental turn Of mind
and usually very musicals with brown
eyes and dark lashes the red headed gin is
noted for her beauty Of compleXion-gen-
orally an ivory white-her love of exercise,
and is very frequently endowed with great
dramatic ability
STRONG, EMOTIONAL NATURE
edhair always goes with strong. emo
tional nature, and the red haired girl
laughs and cries at the theatre when her
black and yellow haired sisters sit silent
She is creature quick TO anger easy 90
please q lOvable darling when she likes
you, but sharper than two edged sword
and as bitter as early goOseberries when
she doesn't.
"Who are our red headed girls and
women
Those on the stage are well known. Mrs.
James Brown Potter is perhaps the most
interesting Her hair is considered her
greatest beauty II ISN'T the reddish
red hair, but il looks like bronze, touched
with tint of golden flame here and There.
Mary Anderson, who has light brown hair,
by the way, raves over Mrs Pottcr's hair
and wishes hers was like il.
Kate ClaXton has what is called real
red hair-the hricky, carroty. dark red
tint-but it is not a bit unbecoming It's
50 soft and silken, So plentiful and curls
in loose ringlets, and then il has been such
a salvation 10 her, SO She says for when
fire meets fire they run apart, and She
owes her miraculous escapes from burning
hotels 10 her ruddy hair
In the literary world red hair is in
tensely admired Emerson loved IT, James
WhitcOmb Riley has written many poems
Oh IL and in one calls il nut brown hair
with golden CLEAN. and Dante Gabrielle
ROsetti's wife, who died when very young,
had hair of yellow red, long and curling
He buried all his poems with her, bat The
friends who had wished for his fame had
them removed few years afterwards and
found that the beautiful red hair had
grown and twined itself all about the
manuscript
In our literary world Of to-day there are
many women with red hair
In the social world there are many red
headed girls and women who are both
bellies and beauties.
Among the great army of girls who
earn their living in the large dry goods
stores there are many with red hair which
society bellies would give great deal of
money To possess
lady artist gives few hints as 20
what colors red headed people should
wear:
Those who have hair verging on brown
look well In anything Most rcd headed
people should avoid cimson pink is be-
coming 10 pale golden red hair and very
fair complexion, green Of all shades 10 all
shades Of red hair. blue Likewise. yellow
10 be avoided except by those with auburn
hair black especially becoming. also Law